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S. S. SMITH.

7 HAND 001m PLANTER.

Patented June 14, 1864.

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SOLOMON S. SMITH, OF NORTH FAIRFIELD, OHIO.

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Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 43,1 39. dated June 14.1864.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,- SOLOMON S. SMITH, of

North Fairfield, in the county of Enron and State of Ohio, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Corn-Planters; and I do here bydcclarethattthe following is afull andcompletedescription ot the constructionand operation of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, making part of this specification, in which-- Figure l is aback view'.- Fig. 2 is a front view. Figs. 3 and 4 are side views; andFig.-

5 is a vertical section in the direction of the line 00 w in Fig. 1.' Iy M y invention relates to a double hand-plan ter so arranged that tworows'can be planted at once, or by detaching the connecting-frame twosingle planters are produced.

I will first describe Fig. 5, which shows the internal arrangement andoperation.

Arepresents the sced-box.' At the bottom of this there is an opening, B,in the posterior wall, A, which is continually filled with grain whenthe machine is in use. The bottom of the recess B is provided with anelastic substance, 0,,like a brush, which will yield to pressure andthus permit the grains of corn to pass into the opening below. 7

D representszthe'plunger. The lower end of this is within the metalliccase E, which forms the nose of the machine.

' There is a recess, F, in the inner'side of the plunger, which iscarried above the brush (1 when the plunger is drawn up. This recessreceives a sutfieient number of grains of corn for a hill, and when theplunger is depressed these grains are carried below the brush 6 and fallinto the recessG. When the plunger is again 'raised these grains falldown into the cavity H,

the front wall of which consists ofia thin plate of steel, I secured tothe front of the machine at l and meeting the plate E at an acute angle.A rod,.J, passing through the sides of the nose E, not only supports thesides, but acts as a fulcrum to the springl. When the plunger is 1'drawn upthelower end of theplatel rests againstthe lower end of the noseE, forming therewith a wedge-shaped body which easily penetrates theground. When theplunger de scends it carries with 'it -the grains thatare lodged in the cavity H, and when the machine is withdrawn from theearth the soil covers them. The plungers are worked by handles K whenused singly, or two maybe united'by the cross bar L and. braces M. Inthis case the cross-bar is of sufficient length for the distance betweenthe rows. When two planters are thus united the plungers are workedby-ml'eans of the levers N in Figs. 1 and 2, the dotted lines N showingthe position of thelevers when the plungers are raised. In order thatthe plungers shall not come up with a solid stroke or jar, Itprovide astop, 0, with an elastic spring, P, the stop striking against the crossba'r Q. This cross bar is held in place by a holt, R, which passesthrough the seed-box A and gives firmness and security to the parts.

The manner of using this machine is as follows: It used as a doublemachine, the operator takes a lever, N, in each hand and brings theminto the position shown by the dotted lines N. Then by forcing the noseE into the ground where the seed is to be deposited the lovers arebrought to the position, seen at N, by which movement the plungerdescends and the seed is deposited under the soil. It used as a'si-nglemachine, the handle K is raised to K and then depressed to its formerposition, with the nose E inserted into the ground. A foot-piece,

S, is attached to the case E, which serves the double purpose of a.depth-gage and foot-piece to force the planter into the ground.

What I claim as my improvement, and de sire to secure by LettersPatent,is.

The plunger ,D, bgush O, recesses B, F, and G, spring plate I, nose E,handles K and N, spring 0, andstop 0, when these several parts arearranged and operating substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

' SOLOMON S. SMITH.

Witnesses:

J. BRAINERD, J. LEON'ARD.

